Device for use in the attachment of rubber heels to shoes



J.- COGGANS 2,056,037 DEVICE FOR USE IN THE ATTACHMENT OF RUBBER HEELSTo SHOES Sept. 29, 1936.

Filed Jan. 21, 1956 Patented Sept. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICEDEVICE FOR USE IN THE ATTACHMENT OF RUBBER HEELS TO SHOES JosephCoggans, Langside, Glasgow, Scotland 1 Claim.

The subject of this invention is a holder for attachment of rubber heelsto shoes which is designed to permit removal and replenishment of suchrubber reels without the use of tools.

A holder according to the invention comprises a metallic plateassociated with means for attachment to the leather heel of the shoe tobe fitted and provided with a peripheral flange defining a cavityadapted loosely to fit the associated rubber heel when the rubber heelis in a buckled state and closely to fit the rubber heel when the rubberheel is in a flattened state and having inturned jaw-forming serrationsadapted lightly to engage the lateral walls of the rubber heel when therubber heel is inserted in the cavity in a buckled state and forcibly toenter the lateral walls of the rubber heel when the rubber heel isflattened by pressure of the heel on the ground under the weight of thewearer.

An attachment constructed in accordance with the invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawing in which Fig. 1 is an invertedplan, Fig. 2 a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and Fig. 3 a sectionon the line 3-3 of Fig. 1, showing the 25 rubber heel in a buckledcondition. Figs. 4 and 5 are sectional views similar to Figs. 2 and 3showing the heel in a flattened condition, a leather heel and part ofthe associated shoe being illustrated in Fig. 5.

Referring to the drawing, l denotes a shoe provided with a leather heel2, and 3 denotes a rubber heel-holder attachable to the leather heel bymeans of screws 4 penetrating apertures 4 in the holder.

The holder is constituted by a metallic plate provided with a peripheralflange 5 defining a cavity 6 adapted loosely to fit the associatedrubber heel 1 when the heel I is in a buckled state as shown in Figs. 2and 3 and closely to fit the rubber heel when the rubber heel is in aflattened state as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The flange 5 has inturnedjaw-forming serrations 8 adapted lightly to engage the lateral walls 9of the heel 1 when the heel I is inserted in the cavity in a buckledstate as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and forcibly to enter the lateral wallsof the heel 1 when the heel 1 is flattened by pressure of the heel onthe ground under the weight of the wearer.

In practice, the heel l is manipulated by the fingers so as to assumethe buckled condition shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is pressed into thecavity 6. When the heel l is released the lateral walls 9 are impaled onthe serrations B as the heel tends to assume a flattened condition dueto the resiliency of the rubber. When the shoe l is fitted to thewearers foot and the weight of the wearer is applied to the shoe withthe heel I resting on the ground, the heel l is flattened and theserrations 8 are caused to bite into the walls 9.

To facilitate insertion of the heel 1 into the cavity and removal of theheel therefrom the line of serrations is interrupted near the inner edgeof the holder 3 as indicated at 10.

I claim:

For a shoe provided with a leather heel, a holder for attachment of arubber heel to said leather heel comprising a metallic plate associatedwith means for attachment to said heel and provided with a flange aroundits edge and breast portions, said flange having a plain portionadjacent the breast portion and having closely spaced inturned rigidprojections along the remainder of the flange, said plain portionfacilitating the attachment and removal of said rubber heel.

JOSEPH COGGANS.

